This is a reminder that racing/stall applications are due on Monday, Feb. 9, for the upcoming Oak Grove meet.
Author: from Oak Grove Racing
Yonkers adds qualifiers on Thursday this week
MGM Yonkers Raceway will be hosting a special qualifying session on Thursday (Feb. 5) this week. The entry box closes on Wednesday (Feb. 4) at 3 p.m. (EST).
Carmine Abbatiello Celebration of Life on Feb. 7
Eric Abbatiello announced Sunday night (Feb. 1) on Facebook that a Celebration of Life for his father, Carmine Abbatiello, will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 7) at the American Hotel in Freehold, N.J.
Tioga and Vernon racing applications due March 15
Tioga and Vernon Downs’ stall applications for the 2026 harness racing season are now available for download on the horsemen’s pages at www.tiogadowns.com and www.vernondowns.com.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
CSOA, MSBA hand out 2025 honors
Last Saturday night, owners, trainers, drivers and other invited guests from both sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge braved the sub-freezing temperatures to make the trip to the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville, Md., for the annual combined Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association and Maryland Standardbred Breeders Association 2025 Horse of the Year Awards Banquet.
Cold Creek Pantera looks to pounce in Snowshoe final
The stage is set for the first two stakes finals of 2026, this Saturday evening (Jan. 31) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Sheridan goes pillar to post in NAADA winter series prelim
Yogi Sheridan sent 9-5 second-choice Mr Contestant down the road to notch an easy victory in the $13,100 second preliminary for the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) winter series on Thursday night (Jan. 29) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Fearless Ginger wins again at Miami Valley
Fearless Ginger won her second Open in row on Thursday night (Jan. 29) in Miami Valley Raceway’s $36,000 headliner for pacing mares.
85th season at Saratoga Harness kicks off Feb. 1
Saratoga Casino Hotel announces the return of live harness racing for its 85th season, beginning Sunday (Feb. 1).